Got all that? Good. As the Thunder have neither paid the tax nor gone above the second apron yet, this means they are still four taxpaying seasons away from the repeater penalty and three second apron seasons away from seeing a first-round pick drop to No. 30 overall. This begs the question of when that cycle will actually start for them.

Thunder prospect guard Nikola Topic revealed one thing about the NBA he's going to have to adapt to as a rookie.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 90-81 Summer League win over the Brooklyn Nets. More importantly, it was the best Topic has looked throughout the entire two-week summer event so far.

The Thunder brass has no interest in talking dynasty. But talk is cheap. Action over words. And what action! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander last week. Chet Holmgren, Wednesday. Jalen Williams, Thursday. All have signed or agreed to contract extensions that tie them to the Thunder through at least summer 2031.

The Thunder made three lottery selections in the 2022 NBA Draft: Chet Holmgren at No. 2, Jalen Williams at No. 12 and, one pick before J-Dub, Ousmane Dieng at No. 11.

Let's look at some of the best photos from the Thunder's nine-point Summer League win over the Nets:

The Knicks have focused on re-tooling their reserves after the stunning dismissal of former head coach Tom Thibodeau, and the franchise's newly-minted lead strategist Mike Brown would surely appreciate the team bringing in a wise veteran with endless postseason D.N.A. this summer.